Current Taiwan politics (English Edition)

Wang, L. K. (2026, November 10). Current Taiwan politics (English Edition). Global Humanities and Liberal Arts, 2026(11C), 26 pages. Lenox Institute Press, Massachusetts, USA............ ABSTRACT: Taiwan’s modern political party system is closely associated with modern Chinese history, the relocation of the Republic of China government to Taiwan in 1949, the lifting of martial law in 1987, and subsequent democratization. This article introduces six contemporary or historically representative political parties: the Kuomintang (中國國民黨; KMT), Democratic Progressive Party (民主進步黨; DPP), Taiwan People’s Party (台灣民眾黨; TPP), New Party (新黨; NP), People First Party (親民黨; PFP), and Taiwan Solidarity Party (台灣團結黨; formerly the Taiwan Solidarity Union 台灣團結聯盟). It reviews their origins, representative figures, political philosophies, cross-strait policies, and identifying colors. The Kuomintang originated in revolutionary movements in mainland China; the Democratic Progressive Party emerged during Taiwan’s democratization; the New Party, People First Party, and Taiwan Solidarity Union arose from political divisions and realignments associated with the Kuomintang; and the Taiwan People’s Party reflects the development of a newer third political force after 2019. Their commonly associated colors are blue, green, white and teal, yellow, orange, and historically ochre or yellow-brown. The development of these parties reflects not only the evolution of democracy, but also diversification in national identity, cross-strait relations, and political ideologies. Party colors have become important symbols in Taiwanese political culture and election communications. KEYWORDS: Taiwan political parties; Kuomintang; Democratic Progressive Party; Taiwan People’s Party; New Party; People First Party; Taiwan Solidarity Party; party colors; cross-strait relations; democratization.